Chris Potter. Chris Potter. Chris Potter in Budapest, May 2008 Chris Potter (born January 1, 1971) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Chris Potter was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family soon moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where he spent his formative years. Potter showed an early interest in a wide variety of different music and easily learned several instruments including the guitar and piano.
He quickly realized after hearing Paul Desmond that the saxophone would be the vehicle that would best allow him to express himself musically. He played his first professional jazz gig on alto sax at age thirteen after mastering the complex musical language of Charlie Parker. After leaving Columbia upon his graduation from Dreher High School, Chris attended college in New York City, first at the New School, and later at the Manhattan School of Music. "Chris was in my composition class at the New School [for Jazz and Contemporary Music, NYC] for about a year. With Dave Holland. Chris Potter Underground - Funk 1. Chris Potter Underground - Funk 2. Chris Potter's Underground - The Wheel.
Chris Potter's Underground - Ultrahang. Chris Potter's Underground - The Single Petal Of A Rose. Chris Potter's Underground - Vivia Las Vilnius.